VBT police arrest 17 year old who confesses to four home invasions

By Rosemary K. Otzman
Independent Editor
Brian Bernard Baker, 17, of Van Buren Township is in the Wayne County Jail awaiting his preliminary exam on one count of Home Invasion, 2nd Degree.
He was arraigned on the charge and a $25,000 cash bond was set. His preliminary exam is scheduled for 9 a.m. April 24 at the 34th District Court in Romulus.
Baker was arrested last Friday, April 12, after undercover Van Buren Township police officers witnessed him leaving a house in Haggerty Subdivision in possession of stolen property taken from that residence, said Lt. Kenneth Floro.
Baker subsequently confessed to four home invasions in Haggerty Sub and the Investigative Division served a search warrant at his residence where they recovered additional stolen property and illegal narcotics, Lt. Floro said.
Over the past three to four weeks, the VBT Police Department investigated a series of home invasions in Haggerty Sub and investigation led to a possible suspect that lived in the area.
Police saw the suspect leaving his home on foot and heading to Haggerty Sub the morning of April 12 and they set up “rolling surveillance.” Plain clothes detectives maintained close surveillance while patrol officers secured an outer perimeter, until he was seen with the stolen goods and arrested, Floro said.